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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ryan DeHaan Named MIAA Player of the Week

Alma, Mi.- Alma College junior Ryan DeHaan (Rockford) was named MIAA Player of the Week for week #10 after catching fire and putting up back to back 18 point performances for the Scots.

For the week, DeHaan shot an outstanding 70 percent, going 14 for 20 from the field, including eight for nine from behind the three point arc. DeHaan had his best game of the year in the second game of the week as the Scots defeated Olivet College for their first win of the season. In the game, the Scots' forward shot six for six from downtown, helping spur the Maroon and Cream onto victory.

DeHaan also pulled down 14 rebounds while only turning the ball over twice in his 54 minutes of play for the week.

Posted: Sun, January 20th, 2008 at 9:39PM

 

The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team claimed its eighth consecutive regional championship at the SIFE USA Regional Competition in March 2008. The competition awards the SIFE teams that are most effective in teaching the principals of market economics through outreach projects in their communities.

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Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.

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